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Parting Glances
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Parting Glances is a 1986 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Sherwood, starring Richard Ganoung, John Bolger, Steve Buscemi, and Kathy Kinney.Michael (Ganoung) and Robert (Bolger) are a 20-something gay couple living in New York City. While they are still in love after many years together, issues are starting to crop up as Robert is leaving for a two-year work assignment in Africa and Michael is staying behind. The film depicts the 24-hour period leading up to Robert’s departure, showing the couple attend a private dinner hosted by Robert’s boss and a going-away party hosted by their friend Joan (Kinney), as well as scenes of Michael caring for his friend and ex-boyfriend Nick (Buscemi, in his film debut), who has AIDS. Things are further complicated when Robert’s true motives for leaving are revealed.The only film by Sherwood, who died from AIDS complications in 1990. Due to its realistic portrayal of urban gay life during the height of the AIDS crisis, as well as being one of the first films to address the pandemic, it is considered highly important in the history of gay cinema. | |
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The Twink | |
| Parting Glances / int_1c5f6177 | comment |
The Twink: Peter. After some coaxing, Nick admits that he was “quasi-twinkie� before getting sick. | |
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Green-Eyed Monster | |
| Parting Glances / int_1d2400e9 | comment |
Green-Eyed Monster: Robert is clearly very jealous over Nick’s closeness to Michael. | |
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Let Me Tell You a Story | |
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Let Me Tell You a Story: Nick tells Peter about how he and Michael met and how they partied until Michael almost flunked out of college while younger, ending with advising Peter to go out and do the same with someone his own age. Peter rejects the advice. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_294ed981 | type |
Bilingual Bonus | |
| Parting Glances / int_294ed981 | comment |
Bilingual Bonus: When Klaus gives Joan his very disturbing thoughts about how AIDS could take any of the men in the room at any time, he follows it up with the German word "liebestod," and then repeats it. The direct translation is "love death," though it could be translated as "death from love." Creepy of him to put it that way, but sadly accurate. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_2c3ec06e | type |
Better as Friends | |
| Parting Glances / int_2c3ec06e | comment |
Better as Friends: Michael and Nick. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_318fc454 | type |
Meal Ticket | |
| Parting Glances / int_318fc454 | comment |
Meal Ticket: Douglas repeatedly tries to woo different men during the party, implying he could be this for them. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_36135fb0 | type |
Official Couple | |
| Parting Glances / int_36135fb0 | comment |
Official Couple: Michael and Robert. | |
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Tragic AIDS Story | |
| Parting Glances / int_36a2827b | comment |
Tragic AIDS Story: Averted. The AIDS crisis is an important backdrop and mentioned several times, but it isn’t the main or only conflict. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_39d7954e | type |
The Caretaker | |
| Parting Glances / int_39d7954e | comment |
The Caretaker: Michael is this for Nick. Joan at one point says Nick claimed he wouldn’t eat if not for Michael; Michael is certain he only says so to make sure he stays around. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_3e2a5fe3 | type |
The Rock Star | |
| Parting Glances / int_3e2a5fe3 | comment |
The Rock Star: Nick. His introductory scene has him mention that he’s been glued to the TV for five hours, waiting for MTV to air his latest music video. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_3e378863 | type |
Last Het Romance | |
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Last Het Romance: Sarah was this for Robert. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_3f89452c | type |
Sad Clown | |
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Sad Clown: Nick is energetic and snarky and acts flippant about his condition, but there’s an undercurrent of sorrow to his behavior. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_42215dce | type |
Ambiguous Ending | |
| Parting Glances / int_42215dce | comment |
Ambiguous Ending: The film ends with Michael and Nick on the beach: Nick tells Michael to point and spin around, and that they’ll travel to the place he ends up pointing to. Once done, Michael opens his eyes and realizes he’s pointing at Nick. Nick, seemingly unaware of the implication, declares that Europe (the direction Michael points to) is too froofy and that they should visit Robert in Africa instead, and then the credits roll. Whether Michael and Robert will stay together and whether Nick will survive is left unsaid. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_4497346d | type |
Love Confessor | |
| Parting Glances / int_4497346d | comment |
Love Confessor: Michael reveals to Joan that he’s always loved Nick more than Robert. She responds that she already knew, and that he should tell Nick about it. Love Confession: ...which he does later. It ends with a tearful hug. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_4781adbb | type |
Jerk with a Heart of Gold | |
| Parting Glances / int_4781adbb | comment |
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Nick is amiable for the most part, but also isn’t a stranger to mocking, insulting, or even threatening others. | |
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Most Writers Are Writers | |
| Parting Glances / int_49f6a9e4 | comment |
Most Writers Are Writers: Michael is a freelance editor, but wants to write as well. | |
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Eccentric Artist | |
| Parting Glances / int_4de0ca68 | comment |
Eccentric Artist: The married German artists, Klaus and Liselotte, Joan invited to the farewell party, which is made very clear once Klaus starts playing the piano while Liselotte undresses and dances through the crowd. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_4e4ea654 | type |
Workaholic | |
| Parting Glances / int_4e4ea654 | comment |
Workaholic: Joan is implied to be one, although not necessarily by choice. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_4e4f42be | type |
Love Confession | |
| Parting Glances / int_4e4f42be | comment |
Love Confession: ...which he does later. It ends with a tearful hug. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_53c9fc92 | type |
Flashback | |
| Parting Glances / int_53c9fc92 | comment |
Flashback/Imagine Spot: Michael has one of him and Nick messing with Douglas whilst wearing stereotypical Native American face-paint and feathers, before running down to the beach. It’s unlikely the flashback depicts exactly how it went down, but we’re told they did indeed do something to Douglas that makes him unwilling to let Nick back at his house. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_5565bf30 | type |
Three-Way Sex | |
| Parting Glances / int_5565bf30 | comment |
Three-Way Sex: Betty recounts a story of how she had a threeway with two gay/bi men in college to Michael at one point. | |
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Suddenly Shouting | |
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Suddenly Shouting: Nick while on the phone with his lawyer. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_63be4131 | type |
Pretty Boy | |
| Parting Glances / int_63be4131 | comment |
Pretty Boy: Peter, who calls himself “eminently irresistible�. Nick disagrees, calling him a “ditzball twinkie�. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_6404635 | type |
Dramatic Shattering | |
| Parting Glances / int_6404635 | comment |
Dramatic Shattering: At one point, Michael and Nick dances around while smashing a bunch of plates in Nick’s kitchen. | |
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That Satisfying "Crunch!" | |
| Parting Glances / int_66e9e858 | comment |
That Satisfying "Crunch!": Michael and Nick as they smash plates in Nick’s kitchen while dancing. | |
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Meaningful Echo | |
| Parting Glances / int_6bd689ca | comment |
Meaningful Echo: When Michael says Robert’s workplace’s efforts to help the diseased aren’t enough he starts repeating what Nick said in an earlier scene, before Robert cuts him off. | |
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Driven to Suicide | |
| Parting Glances / int_6d332aea | comment |
Driven to Suicide: Nick calls Michael at the end of the film and implies this. He’s bluffing. | |
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If It Tastes Bad, It Must Be Good for You | |
| Parting Glances / int_71dc4b06 | comment |
If It Tastes Bad, It Must Be Good for You: Michael insists Nick eats healthily to help combat his condition. Nick would rather have a beer and a steak. | |
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Camp Gay | |
| Parting Glances / int_722b3319 | comment |
Camp Gay: Douglas. Averted by pretty much every other named character. Michael sometimes adopts a camp voice and mannerisms for a laugh when around Nick, though. | |
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Token Minority | |
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Token Minority: Terry is the only named black person at Joan’s party. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_75f626a5 | type |
Nostalgia Filter | |
| Parting Glances / int_75f626a5 | comment |
Nostalgia Filter: Nick’s conversation with Peter in the stairway has shades of this. | |
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Eagleland | |
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Eagleland: Peter views America as Type 1. Nick calls him a Republican in response. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_7d89315b | type |
"The Reason You Suck" Speech | |
| Parting Glances / int_7d89315b | comment |
"The Reason You Suck" Speech: Michael gives one to Robert at the end of the film, right before the latter is supposed to leave for Africa, where he accuses Robert of another reason for going. | |
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What Does She See in Him? | |
| Parting Glances / int_7de3aec2 | comment |
What Does She See in Him?: Michael wonders this about Betty and Cecil. | |
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Motor Mouth | |
| Parting Glances / int_82518cf7 | comment |
Motor Mouth: Nick sometimes is this, especially when he gets into a rant. | |
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Straight Gay | |
| Parting Glances / int_83b44e80 | comment |
Straight Gay: The majority of the cast, but especially Robert. | |
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Not Afraid to Die | |
| Parting Glances / int_8a2d8868 | comment |
Not Afraid to Die: Nick has more or less accepted his fate and is not going to let it stand in the way of him going on tour. | |
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Sir Swears-a-Lot | |
| Parting Glances / int_8fd7af48 | comment |
Sir Swears-a-Lot: Nick, who probably swears more than all of the other characters combined. | |
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Betty and Veronica | |
| Parting Glances / int_94e4c8ab | comment |
Betty and Veronica: Robert and Nick, respectively. | |
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Fag Hag | |
| Parting Glances / int_9d6f3607 | comment |
Fag Hag: Joan. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_a00fb5fd | type |
First Love | |
| Parting Glances / int_a00fb5fd | comment |
First Love: Michael and Nick for each other. It’s also just about stated they are each other’s only love. | |
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Why Are We Whispering? | |
| Parting Glances / int_a43640bf | comment |
Why Are We Whispering?: Nick asks this verbatim when talking to his hallucination. | |
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Amicable Exes | |
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Amicable Exes: Michael and Nick, although both still has feelings for the other. | |
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Porn with Plot | |
| Parting Glances / int_aa8f52c7 | comment |
Porn with Plot: Douglas’ book that Michael is editing is, based on passing descriptions, most likely this. It is also very, very bad. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_ae3d6438 | type |
Deadpan Snarker | |
| Parting Glances / int_ae3d6438 | comment |
Deadpan Snarker: The dialogue at large is witty and droll; Nick in particular is made of snark. Michael has his moments too, especially when around Nick. | |
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Gossipy Hens | |
| Parting Glances / int_b5dded87 | comment |
Gossipy Hens: Robert and Sarah sneak up onto the roof during the party to reminisce and talk about their current relationships. Apparently, this is common for them. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_b7e0c5ff | type |
Love Triangle | |
| Parting Glances / int_b7e0c5ff | comment |
Love Triangle: Type 7 between Michael, Robert, and Nick, with Michael as A. | |
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Rage Against the Heavens | |
| Parting Glances / int_b82ca416 | comment |
Rage Against the Heavens: Nick briefly, and comically, does this while ranting about how everybody except lesbians are jerks and how he “should’ve been a dyke instead�. | |
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Video Wills | |
| Parting Glances / int_ba652cb | comment |
Video Wills: Nick creates one in which he reveals his condition to his father and leaves a large sum of money for poor people with AIDS, as well as a hilariously huge dildo for Robert. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_c335b9ec | type |
Irony | |
| Parting Glances / int_c335b9ec | comment |
Irony: When Nick asks if the reason Robert hasn’t come to visit him is because he’s afraid he’ll catch AIDS Michael explains that Robert, who works for a health organization, simply don’t know how to deal with sick people. Nick is quick to point out the irony. | |
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Glory Days | |
| Parting Glances / int_cbd2bfa3 | comment |
Glory Days: At Joan’s party, Nick reminisces about the 70s and early 80s to the younger Peter. Peter says he’s quite sick of hearing about “the good old days�, however. | |
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Common Law Marriage | |
| Parting Glances / int_cda3365c | comment |
Common Law Marriage: Michael and Robert have been together for approximately six years, and are considered to be basically married. | |
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Cast Full of Gay | |
| Parting Glances / int_d32cd9f5 | comment |
Cast Full of Gay: It is about a gay couple and their friends, after all. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_dd234c2f | type |
Hallucinations | |
| Parting Glances / int_dd234c2f | comment |
Hallucinations: Nick has a recurring one of a deceased friend dressed as Mozart's Commendatore. Dead Person Conversation: Commendatore advices him to hang on as long as he can because Heaven is boring, pick up baseball instead of opera since it’s cheaper, and that, if he ever goes on a trip, he should take something. Unfortunately, Commendatore fades away before specifying what that “something� is. Commendatore's line is "...make sure to take..." Given the end of the movie, there's a strong implication that the "something" is actually a "someone" - namely, Michael. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_e4760ebc | type |
I Regret Nothing | |
| Parting Glances / int_e4760ebc | comment |
I Regret Nothing: Nick, who, despite everything, refuses to “repent�. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_e54482ee | type |
Keet | |
| Parting Glances / int_e54482ee | comment |
Keet: Peter during his and Nick’s conversation in the staircase. It might be due to him being drunk, however, since he is much calmer in every other scene. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_eb8ec7c8 | type |
Jerkass | |
| Parting Glances / int_eb8ec7c8 | comment |
Jerkass: Klaus, who talks about how sad it is that Nick is dying before stating he’d like to stage an art piece that includes terminally ill people, because of how intense it would be. Joan is suitably disgusted. | |
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Parting Glances / int_eb8ec7c8 | |
| Parting Glances / int_ef54d219 | type |
Footsie Under the Table | |
| Parting Glances / int_ef54d219 | comment |
Footsie Under the Table: Michael does this to Robert during the dinner with Cecil and Betty - and he aims high. Robert doesn’t mind at all. | |
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Parting Glances / int_ef54d219 | |
| Parting Glances / int_f231fc12 | type |
I Love You Because I Can't Control You | |
| Parting Glances / int_f231fc12 | comment |
I Love You Because I Can't Control You: Peter is interested in Michael because the latter is capable of “resisting� him. | |
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Parting Glances / int_f231fc12 | |
| Parting Glances / int_f2ced7b8 | type |
Surprise Party | |
| Parting Glances / int_f2ced7b8 | comment |
Surprise Party: Robert knows about his going away party, but it doesn’t stop everyone from hiding in the dark and shouting “surprise� when he and Michael arrive. | |
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Parting Glances / int_f2ced7b8 | |
| Parting Glances / int_f627b434 | type |
Platonic Life-Partners | |
| Parting Glances / int_f627b434 | comment |
Platonic Life-Partners: Robert and Sarah. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_fbf4e2d1 | type |
Boring Insult | |
| Parting Glances / int_fbf4e2d1 | comment |
Boring Insult: Nick calls Robert “Bob the Bore� at one point. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_fcd9b657 | type |
Gallows Humor | |
| Parting Glances / int_fcd9b657 | comment |
Gallows Humor: Nick likes telling his friends which of his stuff they’ll inherit after he dies. His friends are less appreciative of it. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_fe0330fb | type |
Brick Joke | |
| Parting Glances / int_fe0330fb | comment |
Brick Joke: Nick has known Michael for then years and still can’t remember what state he’s from. | |
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| Parting Glances / int_fed441ad | type |
All Gays are Promiscuous | |
| Parting Glances / int_fed441ad | comment |
All Gays are Promiscuous: Robert states this is the reason Nick got AIDS during an argument with Michael, and that Nick should have known better. Michael, understandably, doesn’t take the claim well. It’s however averted in an earlier scene when, while recording his video will, Nick leaves a message for his father saying he stopped cold once word of the virus got out, but was affected anyway due to the long gestation period. | |
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Innocently Insensitive | |
| Parting Glances / int_ff17ccf1 | comment |
Innocently Insensitive: Peter says Michael won’t have to worry about getting “you know what� (aka AIDS) from him to Nick, who’s got the “what� in question. He later apologizes. | |
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